Cafe Consultant/Business Coach - Dynamic Team

About Foodco

Foodco is an established leader in casual dining. With close to 300 cafe outlets throughout New Zealand and Australia, you may know us by our brands: Muffin Break and Jamaica Blue. We are all about excellent coffee and menu items freshly made in our cafes.

An opportunity has recently become available for a switched-on hospitality professional wanting to make their mark in a multi-site café quick-serve retail operations role. If you are a great store manager and you are ready to start a new and exciting career path as a Cafe Consultant/Business Coach, this is the opportunity you are after.

Your Role

We are looking for an energetic, customer-focused person with a head for business, to join our team.  

In your role as a Foodco's Franchise Cafe Consultant/Business Coach you will:

• Assist our franchise partners to maximise sales and profitability, comply with our operational standards and assist in finding opportunities to maximise the growth in their business.
• Provide quality on-going training to the cafe outlets, through a process of audits, evaluations and observation. 
• Work with franchise partners to open new cafe operations and manage changeovers as and when directed, providing assistance in the training of new and existing teams.
• Work closely with your franchise partners by developing a professional relationship which will achieve the desired results.
• Manage and drive company stores.

Experience and Skills

Ideally you have strong communication skills, have a head for business and enjoy working in a demanding and competitive environment. You are self-motivated, have strong leadership qualities, are flexible with a hands-on approach to your work, complimented by a sound knowledge of coffee and cafe operations. You enjoy working in a small team.

You will have broad knowledge and experience in all aspects of retail food or hospitality operations, including financial analysis, marketing and training. Education in hospitality management would be an advantage, but it is not essential. 

A minimum of 1 year in a cafe/restaurant manager or assistant manager role would also be an advantage. 

Location

This position is based in Central Auckland and will require travel to sites around the country.

Training and Salary Package

We offer extensive training in Foodco's systems with room to grow in this position. Salary package is commensurate with experience.

Please send your cv or questions about the position to Elizabeth Myburgh – [email protected]

Requirements

You MUST be legally entitled to live and work in New Zealand before applying for this role.

We respectfully ask that agencies do not send unsolicited applications.